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We hope our mid-September update will inspire you to join us for some of the many exciting programs offered at AVA in the coming weeks!
Please read on to learn about our three current exhibitions, classes that begin in the next two weeks, our first meeting of The Mudroom, our upcoming October film series, and fall start dates for the ever-popular CAOS and ART STOP! programs. An intriguing international artist residency is listed as well.
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~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
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Four Artists, Four Decades
Mayor, Keenan, Randall, West
Up through October 4, 2013
Four Artists, Four Decades showcases and celebrates the work of AVA co-founder Lili Mayor.
Works by Jon Keenan, Colleen Randall, and Clifford B. West (1916-2006), each chosen by Mayor for their artistic accomplishments and their relationship to AVA, are also on display.
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AVA Gallery and Art Center
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-3117
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Chisel, Brush, Pen: An Exhibition by Winkie Kelsey to Benefit AVA
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Classes and Workshops Starting Soon
Classes for children and teens start the final week of September, with opportunities available for your child to draw, paint, sculpt, and even work with robotics!
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Focus on Film - As Art, On Art
In our 40th anniversary year, AVA is pleased to pay homage to the media of film as an integral part of the visual arts. Our new series, Focus on Film - As Art, On Art will pay special tribute to films on artists and art collectors as well as to film as a moving-image art form. To enhance the experience, each screening will be paired with a talk or panel discussion.
This film series, free and open to the public, will take place in AVA's Clifford B. West Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
Herb & Dorothy (Directed by Megumi Sasaki, 2008, 87 min)
Thursday, 10/3. 7-9pm
Michael R. Taylor, Director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, will introduce the film and discuss the role of the contemporary art collector.
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Beauty is Embarrasing (Directed by Neil Berkeley, 2012, 87 min, adult content)
Thursday, 10/10, 7-9pm
Geri DeLuca, Chair of AVA's 40th Anniversary Year Events, will moderate a group discussion after the film.
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Bone Wind Fire (Directed by Jill Sharpe, 2013 winner of Best Canadian Film at Montreal's International Festival of Films on Art, 30 minutes)
Thursday, 10/17, 7-9pm
Including a guest appearance by Director Jill Sharpe, who will lead a discussion about her creative process and the vivid work of her subjects.
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Herb & Dorothy 50x50 (Directed by Megumi Sasaki, 2013, 87 min)
Sunday, 10/20, 5-7pm
Michael R. Taylor, Director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, will introduce the film in the context of the Hood Museum of Art's 50 works from the Vogel Collection.
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Five Contemporary Multi-Media Artists (Featuring Works by Gina Adams, Rich Fedorchak, Roger Goldenberg, Case Hathaway-Zepeda, and Torin Porter.)
Thursday, 10/24, 7-9pm
Margaret Jacobs, AVA's Exhibition Coordinator, will moderate a post-screening panel discussion.
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The Artist as Filmmaker - A Program of Short Experimental Films (Featuring works ranging from Man Ray to Jan Svankmajer, Jodie Mack, Stacey Steers and more!)
Thursday, 10/31, 7-9pm
Filmmaker Tara Merenda Nelson will be present to screen and discuss her work.
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A very special thank you goes to Jane and Peter McLaughlin for their generosity in underwriting the series.
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CAOS for Toddlers, CAOS, and ART STOP!
Special Programs Starting in September!
CAOS for Toddlers (CAT), a weekly program on Friday mornings, 9:30 to 11:30am, for children 1-4 years old, begins again on September 20. Caregivers must remain with their toddlers and are expected to help with clean-up. Materials are provided, and participation is $5 per child. CAOS for Toddlers is made possible in part thanks to a grant from The Pauline Davenport Children's Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation.
On Saturday, September 21, from 11am to 4pm, weekly CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio) resumes. This favorite family drop-in program takes place on most Saturdays throughout the school year (please call 603-448-3117 to check the schedule during holidays). Materials are provided, and the cost is $5 per child. CAOS is supported in part by a grant from the Highfield Foundation.
ART STOP!--the free afterschool program that encourages youths in grades 5-8 to take inspiration from AVA's ongoing exhibitions to create their own drawings, paintings, and sculptures--begins again on September 24. Meeting weekly on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5pm, ART STOP! is made possible through 2013 thanks to a generous grant from the Couch Family Foundation. AVA is seeking sponsorship to continue ART STOP! through the remainder of the 2013-2014 academic calendar.
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Introducing The Mudroom
Opening Night: Thursday, September 19, 7-9pm
AVA is pleased to announce the launch of " The Mudroom," a new initiative modeled after NPR's "The Moth Radio Hour." The new program is designed as a social gathering venue for adults in the Upper Valley to share real-life stories.
The first gathering will take place in AVA's galleries on Thursday, September 19th, 7-9pm.
The evening's theme, "Getting Schooled," will be brought to life as five pre-selected individuals share personal accounts of what "Getting Schooled" means to them.
The gathering is open to the public, adults only please. Refreshments will be available.
The date for the second gathering of "The Mudroom" is scheduled for December 5, 2013.
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A Celebration of Upper Valley Artists at Pompanoosuc Mills, East Thetford, VT, through September 22
AVA Gallery and Art Center, in partnership with Pompanoosuc Mills, is pleased to present A Celebration of Upper Valley Artists. The exhibition, on display in Pompanoosuc Mills' showrooms in East Thetford, VT, runs from August 16 through September 22, 2013.
This is the second time that Pompanoosuc Mills has hosted an exhibition of work by local AVA artists. The participating artists are: Barbara Bartlett (mixed-media), Steve Chase (paintings), David Fisk (paintings), Georgina Forbes (paintings), Brenda Garand (sculpture), Jean Gerber (paintings), Pat Glowa (ceramics), Rachel Gross (prints), Naomi Hartov (collage), Donald Haynes (paintings), Daniel A. Neary, Jr (photographs), Jessica Neary (paintings), Anne Rose (paintings), Jonathan Rose (paintings), Helen Shulman (paintings), Tom Urgo (photographs), and Ann Sargent Walker (paintings).
Click here to download the press release for the A Celebration of Upper Valley Artists exhibition.
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AVA Public Art Sculpture Class Offered This Fall!
AVA is delighted to partner with the PowerHouse Mall in West Lebanon, NH to offer a new Public Art Project this fall. In our upcoming Sculpture Modeling, Plaster Casting and Public Art! class (Sept 27 - Oct 25), led by Ernest Montenegro, participants will work with clay to make their own small three-dimensional artwork. Once the designs are finalized, everyone will create molds and produce a series of cast-plaster multiples of their original works! The series of small multiples will then be hidden throughout the PowerHouse Mall, creating a Halloween wonderland for children and families to find as part of the October celebrations. Learn a new sculpture process, enhance your resume, and celebrate the arts with your neighbors! Click here to see a project with a similar spirit that went around the world! This AVA public art project is sponsored in part by the PowerHouse Mall.Thank you!
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AVA Joins the North American Museum Program
AVA is pleased to be part of the North American Museum (NARM) program.
NARM extends your AVA membership all across North America to over 650 participating museums and galleries. You receive free admission and member benefits at gifts shops at participating museums and art centers.
Visit the NARM website or facebook page for a complete list of participating organizations.
All AVA members at the $100 level or more are welcome to participate in this wonderful program. Please call (603) 448-3117, or stop by the AVA office to receive your NARM sticker for your AVA membership card. The sticker is required to receive your NARM benefits.
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La Fragua Artist Residency in Belalcazar, Spain
Deadline: Rolling Admissions
La Fragua Artist Residency is open to artists of all disciplines and nationalities. They offer an opportunity to participate in a non-conventional residency experience. La Fragua Artist Residency is a non-profit cultural organization conceived with the purpose of developing the visual arts in the rural environment encouraging a dynamic and active countryside. La Fragua Artist Residency is a new initiative with a focal point centered on the creation of an International Artist Residency housed in the historical Convent of Santa Clara in Belalcazar, Spain.
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